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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion November 2007 Photo Contest |
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11/04/2007 06:02AM
It is time to start the November 2007 Photo contest.
The theme for this month's contest is "BWCA and Quetico Rock". Post your best photos of rock and rock structure in the in the BWCA or Quetico.
Monthly Category: BWCA and Quetico Rock
Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win in a previous month.
- You must be the photographer of the photo.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo which you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message where the picture is from.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this message by 11:59pm on Nov. 30st.
- Photos must be in jpg or gif format to be uploaded to the site. Contact me if you have something in a different format or are having problems uploading to the site.
Thank you for participating!
Adam
P20071101
The theme for this month's contest is "BWCA and Quetico Rock". Post your best photos of rock and rock structure in the in the BWCA or Quetico.
Monthly Category: BWCA and Quetico Rock
Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win in a previous month.
- You must be the photographer of the photo.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo which you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message where the picture is from.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this message by 11:59pm on Nov. 30st.
- Photos must be in jpg or gif format to be uploaded to the site. Contact me if you have something in a different format or are having problems uploading to the site.
Thank you for participating!
Adam
P20071101
11/05/2007 06:34PM
Seagull Submarine -- sighted surfacing at the east end of Lac La Croix.
That's the captain seagull up on the bridge, and you can see the periscope camouflaged as a dead tree... I always wondered why so many flotillas up there seem to zig-zag -- they're practicing serpentine convoy maneuvers to avoid torpedoes!
That's the captain seagull up on the bridge, and you can see the periscope camouflaged as a dead tree... I always wondered why so many flotillas up there seem to zig-zag -- they're practicing serpentine convoy maneuvers to avoid torpedoes!
11/07/2007 07:00PM
Actually, there's a funny song about this... The chorus goes:
"'Cause we've got rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and, ...waterrrrrrr!"
(Actually the song's about Canada, but I think it works pretty well for the BW too. I'll post a link to the mp3 if I'm allowed... moderators?)
"'Cause we've got rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and, ...waterrrrrrr!"
(Actually the song's about Canada, but I think it works pretty well for the BW too. I'll post a link to the mp3 if I'm allowed... moderators?)
11/09/2007 08:45PM
8 Gulls on an exposed reef that appeared with low water levels Sept. 06 (Brule Lake). I wonder how many motors connected with this and how many lower units were busted off when motors were allowed on the lake, as this reef is out in the middle of the lake and normally under water.
11/13/2007 07:12PM
I know I already entered, but I had to share this picture of the Boulder Bay Monolith at "10" rated campsite off of the last 65 rod portage to Lac La Croix. Not much for scale but this is at least a 20 ton rock.
starwatcher
starwatcher
"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson
11/13/2007 07:24PM
I know I already entered, but I had to share this picture of BWCA Agnes Lake (Easter Island like Turtlehead) Monolith at the middle campsite on the Northeast peninsula. October 2007.
starwatcher
starwatcher
"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson
11/14/2007 07:23AM
I believe it was Archimedes who said "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
starwatcher
starwatcher
"When one finally arrives at the point where schedules are forgotten, and becomes immersed in ancient rhythms, one begins to live." Sigurd F. Olson
11/16/2007 09:51PM
Our "weather forecaster" making a prediction that the storm is lifting on Lake Insula September 18, 2006. Reminding me of the words of Dylan "You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows"
"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)
11/29/2007 07:03PM
It probably was. I took my 3 nephews and they had so much fun heaving boulders like that in the lake. We would walk shorelines and find all kinds of cool things.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
11/30/2007 08:39AM
I know what you mean.....my dad always took me and my younger sister from the time we could first walk out on his fishing trips and us girls could only sit in a canoe for sooo long that eventually he'd drop us off on shore to do exploring while he fished. My favorite time to explore shoreline is right after the ice out in spring when you find the coolest things!! But he always told us NO throwing the bigger rocks in the lake....for one there dosn't need to be any extra snags and #2 a good rock for an anchor should always be left for the next person....ya just never know!! I just had to laugh at your pic....reminded me a lot of my dad teaching us "proper fisherman" etiquette or at least trying!!!
12/01/2007 11:43AM
Yeah, I remember thinking at the time that it wasn't the best idea to be throwing big rocks in the lake but Dave in particular was having such a blast that I didn't want to spoil his fun. It was their first time in the BWCA.
My other nephew Paul - the one in the water, can skip rocks like nobodys business. I was amazed at what he can do with a flat rock. I think we counted 18 skips one time.
My other nephew Paul - the one in the water, can skip rocks like nobodys business. I was amazed at what he can do with a flat rock. I think we counted 18 skips one time.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
12/01/2007 02:53PM
TomT....wow thats cool, I never was able to get good at skippin rocks welllll....unless you count goin ice fishin and getting a real good run for it-dive on your belly and fly over iced up rock islands in the lake!! When i was 6-7-8 years old i used to dread the looooong hikes to my dads favorite ice fishing places until we got there and i could get a nap and then start creating kill the boredom games like sailing over ice covered rocks on my belly!! Now i have a young son who i can't wait to bring out to our special secret fishin spots and see what games he comes up with!!
12/10/2007 07:59PM
The winner of the November photo contest is MooseTrack. Congratulations! The extra hat goes to HowardSprague.
The trip report contest winner is greybeard!
Thank you everyone for sharing your photos and trip reports!
The trip report contest winner is greybeard!
Thank you everyone for sharing your photos and trip reports!
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